Anthemis jordanovii
Anthemis jordanovii Stoj. & Acht.
Asteraceae – Daisy family
Conservation status. Critically Endangered [CR B1ab(iii)+2ab(ii,v); C2b(ii)]. BDA. Bulgarian endemic.
Morphology and biology. Perennial, greyish tomentose plant. Stems 10–15 cm, grey greenish to grey, with numeral sterile shoots at base. Basal leaves with long petioles, 1-pinnatisect, lobes linear or lanceolate; cauline leaves simple, entire; leaves on sterile shoots 2-pinnatisect. Capitula hemispherical, 10–12 mm in diameter, single. Involucral bracts pale yellow, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, appressed, hairy and greyish, acute, with prominent keel, not hyaline at margin. Ligules white, tubular florets many, yellow. Receptacle conical or oblong obovate. Achenes obconical-pyramidal, with asymmetrical, ca. 0.3 mm corona at apex. Fl. VI–VIII, fr. VII–VIII. Insect pollination. Reproduction by seeds and rhizome shoots.
Habitats and populations. Grows on open, dry, calcareous rocks and stony places. The population is small, and the natural reproductive potential is low.
Distribution in Bulgaria. Strandzha Mts (near Stoilovo village – in Petrova Niva locality); 200 m alt.
General distribution. Bulgaria.
Threats. Very small population; low reproductive potential; trampling and grazing.
Conservation measures taken. The species is protected by national Biodiversity Act. The locality is within the borders of Strandzha Nature Park and in a site of the European ecological network Natura 2000 in Bulgaria.
Conservation measures needed. Study of the population numerical strength, the biology and ecology of the species and the threatening factors; elaboration of an action plan for conservation of the species; monitoring of the populations and collection of seeds for the National Seed Genebank in Bulgaria.
References. Kuzmanov 1984a; Ganchev 2006.
Author: Chavdar Gussev
